Who will become the first champion as the No. 1 club in the East Asia?
J. League champion Jubilo Iwata will host South Korean K. League champion Seongnam Illhwa Chunma in the opening match of the inaugural A3 Mazda Champions Cup on Sunday at National Stadium in Tokyo, followed by the meeting between Chinese C. League champion Dalian Shide and the Nabisco Cup winning Kashima Antlers, who won the extra spot awarded to the host nation in the tournament.
Jubilo, which clinched its third league title after sweeping the first and second stages for the first time ever in the J. League, will take off on its first flight with new manager Masaaki Yanagishita.